Presser for cider-mills.



R. W. BROOKS.

PRESSER POR CIDER MILLS.

APPLIQATION FILED APR. 2o, 1908.

1,002,206, Patented Aug. 29, 1911.

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UNITED STATES ROBERT W. BROOKS, OF

LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY.

PRESSER FOR GIDER-IVIILLS.

To all whom 'Lt may concern:

Be it known that I, ROBERT WV. BROOKS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Louisville, in the county of J eiferson and State ofKentucky, have invented a new and useful Improvement in a Presser' forCider- Mills, of which the following is a specication.

This invention relates to a pressing attachment for cider mills anddesigned especially for use in connection with the cider mill shown anddescribed in my application filed February 5th 1907, Serial Number355,893.

The invention consists of the novel features of construction,hereinafter fully described and pointed out in the claim.

In the drawing forming a part of this specification Figure 1 is a sideview of the presser in place upon a cider mill. Fig. 2 is an enlargeddetail transverse section taken through the presser adjacent thepressing rollers which are shown in side elevation, supporting framebeing shown in section.

In these drawings A represents the mill frame upon which is mounted ahopper A in which the grinding or crushing devices described in theapplication referred to are placed and B represents an operating handle.A shaft O, driven-pulley D, and rod E coperate with the drivingmechanism an are also fully described in the said application. I alsojournal in the frame A, suitable rollers F and F in different horizontalplanes and over these rollers runs a belt G which forms a downwardlytraveling inclined conveyer and this belt passes between rollers H andH2. In order that the pulp delivered from the hopper may be guided tothe presser rollers H and H2 and will be prevented from escaping fromthe side of said belt instead of passing between the rollers, I bevelaway the ends of the rollers H as shown at H and provide co-acting bevelflanges H3 for the roller H2. This construction as will be clear fromthe drawings forms a temporary flange upon each side of the flexiblebelt,` adjacent the pressing rollers by bending the marginal portions ofthe belt as is most clearly shown in Fig. 2.

In order to drive the mechanism above de- Gopies of this patent may beobtained for Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 20, 1908.

Patented Aug. 29, 1911.

serial No. 428,125.

scribed, I employ the handle B keyed upon the shaft B, upon which shaftis placed a sprocket wheel J over which runs a sprocket chain J2 to asprocket wheel J t fixed upon the roller H. A second sprocket wheel J 5is also fixed upon said roller, and a sprocket chain J G runs from thesprocket wheel J 5 to a sprocket J7 carried by the roller F. I placecog-wheels J 3 upon the stems of the rollers H and H2 in order topositively drive the roller H2 from the roller H, the latter beingdriven in turn by means of one of the sprocket chains. I also place abrush I upon the lower side of the conveyer which brushes from the beltany of pulp which may be carried around the lower roller F by theconveyer G. A sprocket wheel J 8 is also fixed upon the shaft B and asprocket chain J1 runs over a sprocket wheel J 9 carried by the brush I.'Ihe sprocket wheels J, J 4, and the chains J2 are duplicated uponopposite sides of the machine.

It will be obvious from the above that the form of gearing used fortransmitting power from the shaft B to the various rollers and to thebrush I is not a material part of this invention but may be changed bysubstituting therefor any well known arrangement of belting or gearing,as the operation of the parts is not dependent upon any particular formof gearing.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent is :d

A device of the kind described comprising upper and lower pressingrollers, the upper roller having beveled end portions and the lowerroller having its ends flanged to cooperate with the beveled portion ofthe upper roller, and a downwardly inclined belt traveling between saidrollers, and having its marginal portion passing between the beveledportion and the flanges, thereby bending upwardly said marginal portionsas the belt approaches and passes between the pressing rollers.

ROBERT W. BROOKS. lVitnesses:

ROBERT S. SCOTT, Lis'rER SHERwooD.

ive cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington,D. C.

